Shibui Collective · Volume I · № 01
Casa Modernista
Sóller, Mallorca
Eight private residences within a restored Modernist landmark in the heart of the Serra de Tramuntana.
Chapter I
The last hidden
Mediterranean.
For decades, Europe's most iconic destinations have absorbed the world's attention. Provence. Saint-Tropez. Lake Como. Tuscany. The Amalfi Coast.
Yet few places remain as authentic, preserved and naturally beautiful as Mallorca's Serra de Tramuntana — a UNESCO World Heritage landscape where mountains rise directly from the Mediterranean Sea.
Declared UNESCO World Heritage in 2011.
A field note · Northwest Mallorca
"Where mountains step quietly into the sea, and the sea forgets it is a sea at all."
Chapter II
The soul of Sóller.
In the late nineteenth century, merchants returning from France brought with them the artistic influences of Art Nouveau and Catalan Modernism. The result was one of the Mediterranean's most distinctive architectural identities.
Today, Sóller remains one of the few places where this heritage survives almost intact. Walking through the town feels like stepping into another era — one defined by beauty, craftsmanship and permanence.
Vocabulary of the town
Chapter III · A day in the valley
Where mountains
meet the sea.
An hour from the airport. A century away from anywhere else.
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A morning walk through the olive groves above the valley.
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Lunch by the water in Port de Sóller.
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A swim, or a slow sail toward Cala Tuent.
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Dinner in Deià, ten minutes over the pass.
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A quiet walk home. The valley falls silent before midnight.
A neighbouring sanctuary
Deià.
Minutes from Sóller lies one of Europe's most desirable villages. For generations Deià has attracted artists, writers, musicians, collectors and international homeowners.
Together, Sóller and Deià form one of the most compelling lifestyle ecosystems in the Mediterranean — a quiet, understated luxury increasingly difficult to find anywhere on the continent.
Chapter IV · The house
575 square metres of
historic Modernist residence.
A preserved façade. An intact staircase. An inner garden of cypress and palm. A set of original details rare enough that the restoration brief became, simply: do not erase them.
Behind the façade lies what is, in Mallorca, the rarest of inheritances — a walled garden in the centre of town. Stone walls clad in ivy. Mature cypress. Hand-tiled paths. A single wrought-iron gate. The garden defines the proportion of light inside the residence; every window opens onto it.
- Location
- Central Sóller
- Surface
- 575 m²
- Garden
- Walled · Cypress · Palm
- Heritage
- Catalan Modernism · c.1900
The vision · Restoration, not renovation
The objective is not to replace history.
The objective is to reveal it.
The restoration preserves the building's original Modernist identity while introducing subtle Art Deco influences and a contemporary Mediterranean sensibility. Original elements — façade, woodwork, ironwork, decorative craftsmanship — are restored and celebrated.
Then and forward · A quiet translation
The same walls. The same threshold. A new century.
Concept study · Principal salon
Chapter V
Eight residences.
One house.
Eight individually owned residences within a single restored landmark. Each is privately titled, transferable, inheritable. Each shares the courtyard, the library, the rooftop, and the quiet operations of a small house staff.
Ownership
A house you use.
A house that works.
Direct ownership of a privately titled residence within a professionally operated boutique house. Yours when you want it. Quietly working when you don't.
Owner's lounge · Concept rendering
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Direct property ownership
Individually titled. Transferable. Inheritable.
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Personal usage rights
Your residence, your weeks — when you want them.
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Professional management
Boutique hospitality operations under a hotel licence.
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Income generation
Net yield distributed to owners on a pro-rata basis.
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Long-term appreciation
An irreplaceable address inside a UNESCO-protected landscape.
The thesis
The opportunity
before recognition.
Many of Europe's most desirable destinations have already been re-priced by global demand. Mallorca's northwest has not — yet.
A finite stock of historic buildings. UNESCO protection on the landscape. Strict restrictions on new development. Steady international demand. Casa Modernista is the acquisition of a scarce lifestyle asset inside a market still maturing.
Lake Como
Re-priced over two decades by global capital.
Provence
From regional charm to a global second-home market.
Amalfi
A coastline now defined by scarcity and demand.
Tramuntana
Still trading at attractive entry points — for now.
Project at a glance · MMXXVI
The numbers, presented
as they should be — quietly.
Investment profile · per residence
Individually owned · Turn-key · Furnished
Stabilised · Annual
Over three years
Over three years
All figures are targets · Forward-looking projections, not guarantees. Not an offer to sell securities.
The Shibui Collection
We do not build volume.
We curate rarity.
Casa Modernista is not a standalone opportunity. It belongs to a small, slowly assembled collection of houses in places where architecture, culture, nature and scarcity all hold.
- SóllerMallorca · Spain
- DeiàMallorca · Spain
- TokyoJapan
- HakubaJapan
- NisekoJapan
- Lake ComoItaly
- TuscanyItaly
- SicilyItaly
- And a small number of destinations still to be announced.
A final word
Own a piece of Mallorca's
architectural soul.
Private consultations are offered to a small number of individuals each quarter. We will walk you through Casa Modernista, the ownership structure, current availability and the next houses in the collection.